Eli Friedman
@elifriedman.bsky.social
Dept of Global Labor and Work at Cornell | China in Global Capitalism w/Haymarket https://t.ly/uySU6 | Labor politics in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan | @aaup.org & @jvp.bsky.social
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Eli Friedman
@elifriedman.bsky.social
· Oct 1
The Cost of China’s Prosperity - Boston Review
For Hong Kong and Taiwan, neoliberalism’s falling tides made political repression inevitable.
www.bostonreview.net
Xi: “The unification of the motherland is the historical trend... No one can stop the wheels of history”
But it's precisely bc those wheels of history reversed in the 2010s that the PRC has resorted to militarization. My take in @bostonreview.bsky.social on the PRC's 75th:
But it's precisely bc those wheels of history reversed in the 2010s that the PRC has resorted to militarization. My take in @bostonreview.bsky.social on the PRC's 75th:
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
These same folks extremely committed to fighting antisemitism in universities
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
These same folks extremely committed to fighting antisemitism in universities
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
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Baristas are locking arms in front of lines of trucks.
This distribution center is Starbucks’ largest on the East Coast, which is why we’re showing up to send a message. We're ready to continue escalating our ULP strike until Starbucks does the right thing.
#NoContractNoCoffee
This distribution center is Starbucks’ largest on the East Coast, which is why we’re showing up to send a message. We're ready to continue escalating our ULP strike until Starbucks does the right thing.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Baristas are locking arms in front of lines of trucks.
This distribution center is Starbucks’ largest on the East Coast, which is why we’re showing up to send a message. We're ready to continue escalating our ULP strike until Starbucks does the right thing.
#NoContractNoCoffee
This distribution center is Starbucks’ largest on the East Coast, which is why we’re showing up to send a message. We're ready to continue escalating our ULP strike until Starbucks does the right thing.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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110 years ago today, Utah executed labor organizer and songwriter Joe Hill, whose critique of capitalist greed continues to inspire artists and galvanize activists to this day.
Learn more about Hill and his impact through this project The Tribune launched to mark the 100th anniversary of his death.
Learn more about Hill and his impact through this project The Tribune launched to mark the 100th anniversary of his death.
The Legacy of Joe Hill
The Legacy of Joe Hill: Did Utah execute an innocent man by firing squad on Nov. 19, 1915? A century later, Joe Hill inspires artists and galvanizes activists.
local.sltrib.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
110 years ago today, Utah executed labor organizer and songwriter Joe Hill, whose critique of capitalist greed continues to inspire artists and galvanize activists to this day.
Learn more about Hill and his impact through this project The Tribune launched to mark the 100th anniversary of his death.
Learn more about Hill and his impact through this project The Tribune launched to mark the 100th anniversary of his death.
Wrote a review of Francis Lee's book on Hong Kong social movements
Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong: Relational Dynamics between the Umbrella Movement and the Anti-Extradition Protests Francis L.F. Lee. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2025. 323 pp. $37.95 (pbk). ISBN 97...
Pro-Democracy Contention in Hong Kong: Relational Dynamics between the Umbrella Movement and the Anti-Extradition Protests Francis L.F. Lee. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2025. 323 pp. $37.95 (pbk). ISBN 97...
www.cambridge.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Wrote a review of Francis Lee's book on Hong Kong social movements
When Beijing tried to restrict tourists to get political leverage over Taiwan it didn't work.
The thing is, most locals everywhere don't like tourists even if they spend lots of money (or because they spend lots of money)
The thing is, most locals everywhere don't like tourists even if they spend lots of money (or because they spend lots of money)
China and Japan are in a war of words over Taiwan – what happens next?
Japan’s hawkish new PM has angered Beijing after suggesting her country could become involved in a military conflict between China and Taiwan
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
When Beijing tried to restrict tourists to get political leverage over Taiwan it didn't work.
The thing is, most locals everywhere don't like tourists even if they spend lots of money (or because they spend lots of money)
The thing is, most locals everywhere don't like tourists even if they spend lots of money (or because they spend lots of money)
Will the right call for Summers to be fired bc he's part of the Jewish globalist cabal or defend him from the woke mobs bc a little misogyny and hanging out with known pedophiles isn't such a big deal? They must be feeling so torn rn
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Will the right call for Summers to be fired bc he's part of the Jewish globalist cabal or defend him from the woke mobs bc a little misogyny and hanging out with known pedophiles isn't such a big deal? They must be feeling so torn rn
Surely my man Stephen Miller, principled defender of the Jewish people, will take a bold stand against this
November 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Surely my man Stephen Miller, principled defender of the Jewish people, will take a bold stand against this
1 is obvious, 2 is funny, 3-5 remind me I have no idea what's happening out there
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
1 is obvious, 2 is funny, 3-5 remind me I have no idea what's happening out there
fight -> win
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus. n.pr/4hYa0pY
Judge indefinitely bars Trump from fining UC over alleged discrimination
The Trump administration demanded UCLA pay $1.2 billion to restore frozen research funding and ensure eligibility for future funding after accusing the school of allowing antisemitism on campus.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
fight -> win
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"Do you think taxes should be raised on billionaires?"
Democrats:
🟢 Yes: 95%
⚫️ No: 2%
Independents:
🟢 Yes: 75%
⚫️ No: 12%
Republicans:
🟢 Yes: 48%
⚫️ No: 32%
Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/americans-...
Democrats:
🟢 Yes: 95%
⚫️ No: 2%
Independents:
🟢 Yes: 75%
⚫️ No: 12%
Republicans:
🟢 Yes: 48%
⚫️ No: 32%
Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/americans-...
Americans Unite Against Billionaire Influence
Voters across party lines say billionaire power has gone too far and demand higher taxes
usapolling.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"Do you think taxes should be raised on billionaires?"
Democrats:
🟢 Yes: 95%
⚫️ No: 2%
Independents:
🟢 Yes: 75%
⚫️ No: 12%
Republicans:
🟢 Yes: 48%
⚫️ No: 32%
Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/americans-...
Democrats:
🟢 Yes: 95%
⚫️ No: 2%
Independents:
🟢 Yes: 75%
⚫️ No: 12%
Republicans:
🟢 Yes: 48%
⚫️ No: 32%
Read it here: usapolling.substack.com/p/americans-...
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
Not the main story but this is a good indicator that people in China mostly don't care that much about Israel/Palestine, it's pretty low on most people's list
China’s domestic debates under the shadow of geopolitics are the topic of the new @chinaspektrum.bsky.social report. Alexander Davey, Christina Sadeler, Kristin Shi-Kupfer and Wutao Wen explore how views about the economy, commercial culture, and trending topics reveal self-perceptions. 1/2
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Not the main story but this is a good indicator that people in China mostly don't care that much about Israel/Palestine, it's pretty low on most people's list
✅Sinophobia
✅Anti-science
✅Kneecapping universities
What's not to like
✅Anti-science
✅Kneecapping universities
What's not to like
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
✅Sinophobia
✅Anti-science
✅Kneecapping universities
What's not to like
✅Anti-science
✅Kneecapping universities
What's not to like
Fortunately we kicked Starbucks off campus during their earlier round of union busting, will be easy to honor this picket
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Fortunately we kicked Starbucks off campus during their earlier round of union busting, will be easy to honor this picket
On Monday we had back to back events at Cornell with an anti-Zionist Jewish speaker and a Uyghur activist. Both extremely sensitive topics that have been subject to censorship on US campuses. Both went off without a hitch, no crazies showed up to either.
Take advantage of the space we have!
Take advantage of the space we have!
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
On Monday we had back to back events at Cornell with an anti-Zionist Jewish speaker and a Uyghur activist. Both extremely sensitive topics that have been subject to censorship on US campuses. Both went off without a hitch, no crazies showed up to either.
Take advantage of the space we have!
Take advantage of the space we have!
Screened this film about the repression of Uyghurs last night at Cornell. A powerful and tragic account of how the colonial project in northwest China continues to destroy lives www.allstaticandnoise.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Screened this film about the repression of Uyghurs last night at Cornell. A powerful and tragic account of how the colonial project in northwest China continues to destroy lives www.allstaticandnoise.com
Not the first time they've tried. Here's People's Daily in 2018, and the number of foreign workers has plummeted since:
“China’s door will open wider and wider. More superior human talents will settle in China, inevitably paying powerful human capital dividends for China’s future development.”
“China’s door will open wider and wider. More superior human talents will settle in China, inevitably paying powerful human capital dividends for China’s future development.”
China rolls out its version of the H-1B visa to attract foreign tech workers
It coincides with uncertainties over the U.S.'s H-1B program under tightened immigrations policies implemented by President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Not the first time they've tried. Here's People's Daily in 2018, and the number of foreign workers has plummeted since:
“China’s door will open wider and wider. More superior human talents will settle in China, inevitably paying powerful human capital dividends for China’s future development.”
“China’s door will open wider and wider. More superior human talents will settle in China, inevitably paying powerful human capital dividends for China’s future development.”
Saw a presentation with an AI-produced word cloud and the machine churned out made up characters. What are we even looking at here?
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Saw a presentation with an AI-produced word cloud and the machine churned out made up characters. What are we even looking at here?
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Hong Kong is the fourth best city for the wealthy elite to relocate, according to real estate firm Savills
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Hong Kong is the fourth best city for the wealthy elite to relocate, according to real estate firm Savills
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The @cornellaaup.bsky.social statement on Cornell's deal
Statement on Cornell’s agreement with federal government
The Cornell AAUP chapter has consistently stated that any deal with the Trump administration would be strategically unwise and a betrayal of Cornell’s principles. This remains the case. We ar…
aaup-cornell.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The @cornellaaup.bsky.social statement on Cornell's deal
Beijing offering free admission to over one thousand "scenic spots" to any Taiwanese people who have never been to China 🤔
国台办：台湾“首来族”朋友可以免门票游览上千个景区--台湾频道--人民网
人民网北京11月5日电（记者崔越、苏缨翔）国务院台湾事务办公室11月5日举行例行新闻发布会，发言人张晗主持发布会并答问。中央广播电视总台国广《海峡飞虹》记者提问：11月3日，国家出入境管理局发布政策，
tw.people.com.cn
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Beijing offering free admission to over one thousand "scenic spots" to any Taiwanese people who have never been to China 🤔
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Israeli politicians are announcing that they are going to use the election of Mamdani as a reason to try to convince a substantial number of NYC Jews to emigrate to Israel. I do not think they will be successful in substantial numbers. (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...)
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Israeli politicians are announcing that they are going to use the election of Mamdani as a reason to try to convince a substantial number of NYC Jews to emigrate to Israel. I do not think they will be successful in substantial numbers. (www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/w...)
Us Jews have plenty of real things to worry about like if Larry David will ever make another show and the rise of literal Nazis in the Republican party. Let's not invent things to stress about
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Us Jews have plenty of real things to worry about like if Larry David will ever make another show and the rise of literal Nazis in the Republican party. Let's not invent things to stress about